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Bow roller replacement jumbyway at 5:23am 12.05.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2358 Anyone know of a source for replacement bow rollers? Ours is 4 1/2" wide with a 3/4" hole. My impr
Glueing plastic to glass hoges in wa at 1:38am 12.05.12 Ask All Sailors 6/3300 I've gone and busted the fwd starboard portlight away from one of its hinges. Lewmar tell me it can'
Shaft Coupling for Yanmar 2QM15 EdWard3 at 9:00pm 12.04.12 The Cherubini Hunters 8/7183 Has anyone replaced their Shaft Coupling on their Yanmar 2QM15 Diesel? Mine is very corroded in my
Wheel issue lbd at 7:46pm 12.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1145 Wheel on my 2004 Hunter 33 not quite in the smooth as silk category. Somewhat noisy and appears almo
Price check on O'Day sails and cushions? vtsailguy at 6:49pm 12.04.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1194 Not sure if its the right place, mods move if not. I have two sets of items from a totaled boat a
Scared to pull dummy plugs drumbeater at 6:45pm 12.04.12 Ask All Sailors 14/3061 Our "auction" Pearson has old SR depth and knot meters. I'm going to power them up soon and see if t
Hunter 34 : A new layout (4) Guillaume C. at 6:22pm 12.04.12 Big Boats 6/3446 Hello, I have completed my new boat interior and tough fellow H34 owner might be interested to see t
Moving fuel tank on Oday 28 Drift Away Boatsail1 at 6:06pm 12.04.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/875 :confused:
bottom paint teammt at 4:28pm 12.04.12 Ask All Sailors 16/2988 This year has seen a lot of slime on the bottom. The good news is that there is very little room for
New Arch for an Older Hunter? neilleparkerjr at 10:37am 12.04.12 Big Boats 6/2380 Has anyone out there installed a new traveller arch on a .5 Legend series Hunter (or any model for t
Keel cracking on a catslina 30 sailsupnwegone at 9:56am 12.04.12 Catalina 30 3/2378 I'm told on top of the keel to the bottom of boat they have what is referred to as a Catalina smile.
Outboard for 217S Herbert at 9:54am 12.04.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/974 I have a Beneteau 217S ' would like to fit an electric start outboard. The lightest I can find is a
S2 8.0 cockpit cushions timtim at 8:09am 12.04.12 S2 4/1963 Looking to buy cushions and wanted to know what everyone else likes and what size fits best. Also li
Sun Glasses Rasselas36 at 8:08am 12.04.12 Ask All Sailors 51/9504 I am buying a Christmas present and I am interested in your opinion as to the best brand of sunglass
Need Advice Adding A Wind Instrument To My Hunter 34 Joe Mullee at 7:42am 12.04.12 Big Boats 14/5540 I don't have a wind instrument and I'd like to add one. In the last two years I installed a Raymarin
270 V Berth kenh at 6:46am 12.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/3350 My wife and I are considering buying a 270, the aft cabin looks kind of claustraphobic, especially t
Kinda sorta sailing related DannyS at 5:07am 12.04.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2163 I'm not sure that landing in the sailboat was better or worse than going in the drink. http://youtu
Will Miss the 26D. Seen a Mac 19 for sale? MacNCheese at 3:42am 12.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3199 As most of you know, I had put my Mac 26D up for sale to fund the purchase of my next boat, a Mac 19
423 mast Rob Spicer at 3:32am 12.04.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/3188 Does anyone know if the 423's were ever fitting with a shorter mast .
HAPS Cruise To Bell Harbor - April 12-14 thubbard84 at 10:05pm 12.03.12 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 4/2978 I would like to make reservations at Bell Harbor Marina ASAP for the HAPS April rendezvous. I need t

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Key issues with C275. shemandr at 4:57am 11.22.22 A surveyor worth his salt will know where to look. Let him do what he does. If you are going to be
First time sailboat owner Davidasailor26 at 4:23am 11.22.22 3)We are thinking of backing the boat into the slip due to the fact that the dock does not run the
First time sailboat owner kappykaplan at 4:22am 11.22.22 3)We are thinking of backing the boat into the slip due to the fact that the dock does not run the
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 3:35am 11.22.22 Thanks, guys! The valves are under the port settee :) and you are all correct; I need to spend some
New friend is a crow? Gene Neill at 8:27pm 11.21.22 That kind are fun to drink with. :thumbup:
Looking for a captain to sail my boat higgs at 8:24pm 11.21.22 I am thinking that at this time of the year you are a little late to make the trip. From those I kn
New friend is a crow? Leeward Rail at 7:57pm 11.21.22 We have two crows, the fish crow and the American crow. I think this one was an American Maybe it
Clever Boat Names higgs at 7:46pm 11.21.22 I tend to dislike cutesy names and especially names with the word "wind" in it. I did see a gracefu
Winterizing the A/C TimFromLI at 7:41pm 11.21.22 From outside the boat, I use a small HF pony pump and pump the AF through the raw water discharge u
Need pics of rigging the back of the sail to the back end of the boom. Mac V222 1976 (2) Joe at 7:34pm 11.21.22 Try searching "boom outhaul rigging". You may even get lucky if you mention your specific boat. I
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Starboard & Port tack confusion! Sailfanatic at 6:57pm 11.21.22 The only relevant and controlling definition comes straight out of Section II of COLREGS, Rule 12: S
Starboard & Port tack confusion! Brian D at 6:22pm 11.21.22 This was shown in the sinking of the Titanic movie. They ordered "Hard a Port" to avoid the Iceber
Clever Boat Names 31seahorse at 6:13pm 11.21.22 Seahorse: At the time we purchased and repaired her we were dividing our time between caring for ho
Starboard & Port tack confusion! JohnShannon at 6:12pm 11.21.22 So the only confusion arises when you are sailing by the lee. Obviously the side the sail is on is
Dyneema for furler line Project_Mayhem at 5:58pm 11.21.22 I just confirmed that the line is 1/4". I just realized the furler is slanted backwards but the p
Winterizing the A/C Semper Sailor at 5:14pm 11.21.22 Thanks Sailors. I'll try to gravity feed the system. I haven't checked yet, but I assume this impl
Flushing cooling system with Salt Away capta at 5:02pm 11.21.22 I was always under the impression that Salt away was to was chrome and stainless outside of the boat

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